HYMC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 19.53 USD
-3.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -40.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.4%, after a -17.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 19.53 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.4% latest completed week
4W Return -17.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -49.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -40.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.4%, after a -17.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1612-week average 0.43

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.16Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -17.3% over four weeks, -49.2% over 12 weeks, and 462.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.4%
4W-17.3%
12W-49.2%
26W-47.7%
52W462.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-15.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-496.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 64%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value53/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Quality51/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Momentum53/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Growth53/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-6.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-150.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
2/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-17.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-17.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

HYMC shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.39, expected move of 18.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction40/100
Expected move18.1%
Put/call volume0.39
Pressure51
Speculation32
Volatility96
Trend agreement6
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Insider activity4 / 12

4 acquisitions and 12 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 73 relevant articles.

12 positive · 50 neutral · 11 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move18.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-66.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.6%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-23.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-3.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses10
Recent vol6.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew13.6% / -9.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202619.53 USD-3.4%33.04 USD9.48 USD-1.44-21.327.3MOff
24 Jul 202620.22 USD6.1%33.20 USD9.39 USD-1.43-17.116.9MOff
17 Jul 202619.05 USD-10.9%33.36 USD9.28 USD-1.30-22.188.9MOff
10 Jul 202621.38 USD-9.5%33.28 USD9.19 USD-1.28-15.336.8MOff
3 Jul 202623.62 USD-0.5%33.01 USD9.08 USD-1.25-3.577.4MOff
26 Jun 202623.74 USD-8.7%32.60 USD8.95 USD-1.25-0.7219.1MOff
19 Jun 202626.01 USD1.0%32.20 USD8.82 USD-1.295.5511.1MOff
12 Jun 202625.76 USD-2.5%31.66 USD8.67 USD-1.239.1412.4MOff
5 Jun 202626.43 USD-20.0%31.10 USD8.53 USD-1.0916.6110.3MOn
29 May 202633.05 USD2.3%30.47 USD8.38 USD-0.9641.736.2MOn
22 May 202632.32 USD-10.6%29.63 USD8.19 USD-0.8946.0710.6MOn
15 May 202636.16 USD-5.9%28.78 USD8.00 USD-0.8269.5315.3MOn
8 May 202638.44 USD-0.7%27.84 USD7.80 USD-0.7585.009.6MOn
1 May 202638.73 USD1.8%26.80 USD7.57 USD-0.72102.919.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.